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Maine School, Technical and Vocational Centers Construction, Referendum Question No. 7 (1969)
The Maine School, Technical and Vocational Centers Construction Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 7, was on the November 4, 1969 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure provided $9.8 million in bonds for state subsides of elementary and secondary school building construction, as well as $800,000 for subsidizing regional technical and vocational school building construction.[2]
Background
In 1967, a similar measure issued $6.38 million for school building construction and $270,000 for construction of regional technical and vocational centers.[3]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 7 (1969) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 73,589 | 51.97% | ||
| No | 67,997 | 48.03% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
| “ |
"Shall a Bond Issue be Ratified for the Purposes Set Forth in 'An Act to Authorize Bond Issue in the Amount of $9,800,000 to Provide Funds for School Building Construction Under the Provisions of Section 3457 and Section 3459 of Title 20, R.S, and $800,000 to Provide Funds for the Construction of Regional Technical and Vocational Centers Under the Provisions of Section 2356-B of Title 20, R.S.?" [4] |
” |
Similar measures
- Maine School, Technical and Vocational Centers Construction, Referendum Question No. 6 (1967)
- Maine Vocational-Technical Institutes Construction Projects, Referendum Question No. 4 (1977)
See also
- Maine 1969 ballot measures
- 1969 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 28, 1969
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 28, 1969
- ↑ Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," September 5, 1967
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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